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Certified - Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care

NCC multidisciplinary subspecialty certification for licensed health care professionals caring for neurologically at-risk or impaired neonates in intensive care.

Licensing authority: National Certification Corporation

Initial by examination
Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care
Certification
Passing this examination confers use of C-NNIC; the individual certification date is the date on the official passed score-report letter, not this investigation date. This certification confers no state licensing authority.
Eligibility
All eligibility criteria must be met when applying: current, active, unencumbered U.S. or Canadian licensure as a physician (MD/DO), registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse (NNP, CNS), physician assistant, respiratory therapist, or neonatal therapist (OT, PT, SLP). Upload the license or official verification with name, license number, state/province, license type and expiration date.
Experience
No practice experience is required; at least one year is recommended. No separate education prerequisite is stated for this subspecialty in the current eligibility criteria; the listed professional licensure remains required.
Registration
Online application on demand; no application deadline. NCC determines eligibility and issues a personal 90-day testing window. Schedule within its first 30 days for a test within that window, with at least four business days between scheduling and testing. C-NNIC is offered at test centers only; generic remote-proctoring boilerplate does not override its explicit exclusion.

Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care

Provider
National Certification Corporation; computer delivery through AMP/PSI test centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination at a test center only; three options and one correct answer per item.
Exam questions
Total questions: 125; Scored questions: 100; Unscored questions: 25; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
2 hours
Passing score
Criterion-referenced ability standard using item response theory and equating; no set percentage passing level is published.
Exam fee
USD 210, including a USD 50 non-refundable application fee and USD 160 testing fee.
Examination outline
  • Neurologic Development and Evaluation of the Fetus and Newborn (21%)
    • Normal CNS development
    • Antepartum and Intrapartum Neurological Risk Factors and Outcomes
    • Neurologic Assessment
  • Diagnostic Tools (17%)
    • Neurological Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Neurologic Imaging and Evaluation
  • Pathologic States and Neuroprotection (34%)
    • Neurologic Pathophysiology
    • Neuroprotection, Management and Maintenance of Health
  • Neuro-sensory Development, Psychosocial, Behavioral States, Follow-up and Discharge (23%)
    • Neuro-sensory Environmental Experiences
    • Pain/Stress Pathways and Impact on Behavioral and Physiological Parameters
    • Interprofessional Collaboration, Family-Centered Care, Palliative and End-of-Life Care
  • Professional Issues (5%)
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